Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?

• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Then what would we call someone who makes the dietary choice but none of the other lifestyle choices? How would they identify in a restaurant setting? The answer is “vegan”. In the same way that I’m vegetarian but don’t care if I wear leather shoes.

  I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m saying that English lacks the words that would let you be precise. We need a word for people who are vegan in diet, and don’t care to bother the rest of the world about it. That’s why OPs question keeps coming up.

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  • Inui@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Plant-based is the label for people who follow a vegan diet but not a vegan lifestyle like avoiding leather.

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do people say that in restaurants? I’ve actually never heard it.

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      • Inui@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Generally, no. You might see it in grocery-store labeling as a tactic to signal the food is okay for vegans but to try and not turn off someone who goes “ick” if something specifically says its vegan. But it’s because “vegan” means the same thing in dietary terms. Vegan food is suitable for both vegans and people on plant-based diets, because the other things vegans are concerned with aren’t related to diet so aren’t relevant to the context.

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      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No. They are being pendantic.

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  • Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The answer is “plant-based diet”

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do people say that in restaurants? I’ve actually never heard it.

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• ReiRose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think plant-based is the diet choice and veganism is the lifestyle. I got corrected by someone who was plant based. They didn’t want to associate with vegans

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